"The Strangers On Montagu Street"(Tradd Street series book 3) by Karen White is a paranormal mystery novel I found hard to put down. The main plot of the story deals with Melanie who can see and talk to spirits just as her mother does....

"The Stovepipe" by Bonnie Virag is well worth the read. Ms. Virag was a Canadian child with seventeen brothers and sisters who was put into the foster care system at the age of four. For most of the years under the care of the Children's...

"The Pony Principles: Lessons in Optimism Because of Adversity" by Keith Elkins offers 38 brief life lessons of encouragement organized loosely around the metaphor of seeing the pony, feeding the pony, training the pony, and riding the pony. Each chapter starts with a quote and...

"The Best Of Me" by Nicholas Sparks This is a review of the audiobook. Nicholas Sparks always amazes me. Most books concentrate or emphasize the emotions of the female. However, Sparks successfully develops and demonstrates the emotions of his male characters as well. In "The Best Of...

It's now almost 100 years since the Unsinkable Titanic sunk. This book is based on some true rather sad facts of what happened on this doomed cruise. The story opens with Tess Collins escaping her job, supposed to be a seamstress, but is more of a...

Defense attorney Mickey Haller represents the scum of the earth, the forlorn and the disparaged. Once in a while, he catches a break and gets an a-lister as a client. Things that seem too good to be true are usually like this case. It isn't...

"The Awesome Book of Unusual Bible Heroes for Kids" by Sandy Silverthorne is a great book for kids aged 8-12 years. Today many children in this age group learn about the heroes in the Bible through their Sunday School class but some seem uninterested. Children...

This book made me laugh out loud. It was a good thing I wasn't drinking milk or it would have come out my nose! It was interesting to learn that this book was based on DaySpring's greeting card line, "Bible Tails." This book provides...

In the "Serpentine Curve" Charles Donima creates a suspenseful scenario in which U.S. genetic scientist Dr. Joanna Russo returns to Cambridge, England, where she did her graduate work. Dr. Russo is flailing personally and she lacks direction in her life. Dr. Ian Slattery, a former...

In the "Mayan Mask of death", the acquisition of a mysterious mask brings murder and mystery to the Chicago University’s archeology department. Dr. Arla Vaughn is drawn into an investigation and must first determine if the mask is even real and then must try to...

Renee moved to Hollywood with aspirations of being an actress. When her mother is killed in a car accident, the inheritance sends Renee to the land of opportunity and she enters a beauty school in Burbank. A backup career is what she called it…just until...

Ex Marine and Iraq vet Spero Lucas works as an investigator for a Washington, D.C. defense attorney. He also has a side business finding lost items for people. Drug runner Anwan Hawkins, in jail awaiting trial, hires Lucas to find two shipments of marijuana stolen...

Mickey Haller is at it again! Reduced to representing foreclosure cases due to economic downturn (and defense clients having little to pay for a lawyer), he has found a lucrative niche. In fact, his team now has an office and has added an associate who...

Patrick M. Garry poses a powerful ethical dilemma in "The Price of Guilt". At age 13, Thomas Walsh plays a small role in a prank that goes horribly wrong, leaving a classmate blinded and orphaned. Now, with his daughter away at college and his marriage...

"The Devil's Due" is a book about revenge. One woman faced tragic circumstances that left her scarred for many years. After many sleepless nights, she finally becomes bold enough to face the evils in her life. Her first order of business is to face in-laws...

"The Donkey That No One Could Ride" written by Anthony DeStefano and illustrated by Richard Cowdrey is a must-read and a must-have for everyone's collection! The donkey is weak and small and unable to carry anyone or do anything. The donkey is cast away by...

Mickey Haller finds himself on the other side of the aisle in this suspenseful mystery of not just who-done-it but more of how Mickey is going to nail him! Asked to be the lead prosecutor on a trial that has already taken place once, Mickey...

Harry Bosch is nearing retirement. He has 36 more months before he will have to leave. He and his partner are given a cold case to work on. While they are getting information on that one another case is dropped in their laps, one which...

"The Weight of Deeds", a collection of short stories by Eli Thorpe, contains fourteen well-crafted, thought-provoking stories: tThe lone male, searching for the source of his recurrent nightmare; an adolescent wrestling with the sea and the need to prove to himself and others that...

Despite the past stigma of being a stay-at-home-dad, economics has changed the faces of who is pushing the stroller at the park. Despite the number of men who take on this roll, societal opinion still cannot come to terms with the concept. After all, isn't...